- October 24, 2005: Hurricane Wilma makes landfall, rocks Miami-Dade County (with Brian McNoldy)
In today's episode of This Day in Miami History, we revisit one of the most significant hurricanes to impact Miami-Dade County, Hurricane Wilma. We speak with Brian McNoldy of the Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric, and Earth Science at the University of Miami about the historic 2005 hurricane season, and the storm that landed the final punch on Florida.
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@bmcnoldy.bsky.social — Bluesky
Katrina South Florida - jimhurricanecity on YouTube
WTVJ 6 Hurricane Rita Live News Coverage September 2005 - Sloan's TV Airchive on YouTube
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In today's episode of This Day in Miami History, we pay tribute to one of the greatest women's tennis players of all time, Doris Hart. She learned the game on Miami's courts and achieved unimagined success in the 1940s and 1950s.
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Doris Hart - International Tennis Hall of Fame
Doris Hart on British Pathé newsreels
Tennis with Hart by HART, Doris | Hardcover | 1955 | J.B. Lippincott | Biblio
Note: An early release of this episode indicated the wrong date for the U.S. National Championship women's singles final in 1954 (September 5, 1954). The error has been corrected. We apologize for the error.
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In today's episode of This Day in Miami History, we look back at Miami's 15th birthday celebrations, and the historic aviation meet that introduced The Magic City to airplanes.
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Wings Over Miami | Update, November 1985
Aviation in Miami: The First 100 Years | HistoryMiami Museum
Miami Country Club | The Florida Golf Course Seeker
Wright Brothers Flying Replica | TouringOhio.com via YouTube
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In today's episode of This Day in Miami History, we look at the extraordinary life of Ruth Bryan Owen, and focus on just one way in which she broke barriers for women in South Florida and across the United States of America: When she was sworn in to represent America in Denmark.
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Reginald Bryan Owen | Denver Public Library Digital Collections
Ruth Bryan Owen: Florida's First Congresswoman and Lifetime Activist on JSTOR
The Riddle of Ruth Bryan Owen by Daniel B. Rice | Yale Journal of Law & the Humanities
OWEN, Ruth Bryan | Biographical Directory of the United States
OWEN, Ruth Bryan | History, Art & Archives, United States House of Representatives
Envoy Ruth Bryan Owen - U.S. Embassy & Consulate in the Kingdom of Denmark
Ruth Bryan Owen – Women Film Pioneers Project
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In today's episode of This Day in Miami History, we discuss the 1984 acquittal of Luis Alvarez for the shooting death of Nevell Johnson Jr. in 1982. We also explore Miami's larger racial history and more with Dr. Seth A. Weitz, associate professor of history at Dalton State College and his book, "City of Hope, City of Rage: Miami, 1968-1994" (Click the link to order now!)
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Police sealed off a 250-square-block area of the Overtown... - UPI Archives, Dec. 29, 1982
The Overtown ghetto, inflamed by the swift acquittal of... - UPI Archives, March 16, 1984
Here is a chronology of Miami's recent racial strife.... - UPI Archives, March 16, 1984
Miami's Verdict | TIME, March 26, 1984
THE BLOG: 30 YEARS AGO : STATE V. OFFICER LUIS ALVAREZ
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In today's episode of This Day in Miami History, we revisit the Florida Teachers' Strike of 1968. The labor action (technically a walkoff) challenged and changed the state's constitution, and led to a significant rethinking of education in the Sunshine State. We discuss this seminal event with Jody Baxter Noll, history lecturer at Georgia State University and the author of the upcoming book, "The 1968 Florida Teachers' Strike: Public Sector Unionism and the Fight Against Sunshine State Conservatism. (Click the link to pre-order now!)
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50 Years Ago, Miami-Dade County Played Key Role In Nation's First Statewide Teacher Strike | WLRN
FEA 1968 Walkout Video | Florida Education Association
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In today's episode of This Day in Miami History, we take a look at Interama. The proposed trade and culture exchange predated EPCOT by more than a decade, except it never actually got built. Learn more about the saga that spanned six presidencies, from Truman to Ford.
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Interama | World's Fair Photos
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In today's episode of This Day in Miami History, we explore the confusing early history of one of Miami-Dade County's most important businesses, Burger King. We revisit co-founder James McLamore with his son Whit and grandson Sterling through his book, "The Burger King: A Whopper of a Story on Life and Leadership"
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The Burger King Book (https://www.thebkbook.com/)
The Burger King Book at Books & Books (https://shop.booksandbooks.com/aff/thisdaymiamipod_34958/book/9781642502824)
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McLamore Family Foundation (https://www.thebkbook.com/mff)
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In today's episode of This Day in Miami History, we review the history of Islandia, a city formed with development in mind that eventually — and unintentionally — helped create Biscayne National Park.
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Jason Katz: Islandia: The Miami Beach That Wasn't (https://youtu.be/v0aFxe9Vjqk)
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In today's episode of This Day in Miami History, we look back at an unusual chapter in the history of historical preservation in Miami. Part of the Charles Munroe Brown House, in the middle of a move from Omni to Watson Island, collapsed on the MacArthur Causeway. We talk to Don Slesnick, who was then president of the Dade Heritage Trust, about the calamity.
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A Gust of Wind -- And Miami Loses a Landmark - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1qfGo_BN9Oo
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In today's episode of This Day in Miami History, we review the pathway to the premier of "Brother's Keeper," the pilot episode of Miami Vice. The show would change how people across the country and around the world view Miami and set the region on course to a new identity.
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Miami Vice at 40: An Oral History | Television Academy (emmys.com)
'Miami Vice': Michael Mann, Costume Designers on Changing Menswear (hollywoodreporter.com)
Miami Vice - The Style of Vice [HD] (youtube.com)
Wolfson Archives - Search the Catalog | MDC Archives | Miami Dade College
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In today's episode of This Day in Miami History, we talk with Mike Ryan Ruiz of Meadowlark Media about The Dan LeBatard Show with Stugotz, a program that he produced for years and helped take from local radio to national prominence. We look back to its beginnings, consider its evolution and also delve into what the future might hold.
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Dan Le Batard and Friends - The Dan Le Batard Show - Le Batard and Friends (lebatardaf.com)
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In today's episode of This Day in Miami History, we look back to 1964, when Jackie Gleason moved his CBS television program to the Miami Beach Auditorium and brought South Florida into America's homes on a weekly basis.
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Wolfson Archives | MDC Archives | Miami Dade College
The Great One: Jackie Gleason | 60 Minutes Archive
JackieGleason.com - The Official Home of "The Great One" Jackie Gleason
Jackie Gleason (1916-1987) - Find a Grave Memorial
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In today's episode of This Day in Miami History, we remember the life of Merrett R. Stierheim and his singular contributions to Miami-Dade County.
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Merrett Stierheim, former Miami-Dade County manager, dead at 90 | Miami Herald
Wolfson Archives | MDC Archives | Miami Dade College
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In today's episode of This Day in Miami History, we remember the life of Bob Graham by looking back at his first race for governor, and the "Workdays" that were essential in his 1978 statewide victory.
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Bob Graham in the Samuel Proctor Oral History Program - UF Digital Collections (ufl.edu)
Bob Graham Timeline of Service & Online Materials - Bob Graham Center for Public Service (ufl.edu)
Graham House | 20+ Photo | Abandoned Florida
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In today's episode of This Day in Miami History, we take a look at Ron Fraser, the legendary Miami Hurricanes baseball coach, with David Brauer, the author of "The Wizard of College Baseball: How Ron Fraser Elevated Miami and an Entire Sport to National Prominence." On this day in 1982, Fraser and the Hurricanes won the program's first College World Series title.
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The Wizard of College Baseball (ronfraserbook.com)
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In today's episode of This Day in Miami History, we revisit The United States Senate Special Committee to Investigate Crime in Interstate Commerce, or the 'Kefauver Commission,' which came to Dade County in May 1950 and began a path that would uncover corruption and revolutionize American politics and government.
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#7 - The Kefauver Committee report on organized crime - Full View | HathiTrust Digital Library
U.S. Senate: Special Committee on Organized Crime in Interstate Commerce
Kefauver Committee First Hearing - The Mob Museum
1619-1-19 MIA Herald -Gambling was a safe Bet as early MIA lured tourist (miamibeachfl.gov)
Florida Gubernatorial Politics: The Fuller Warren Years (ucf.edu)
Magic City | Episode 3 Scene Clip "Secret Six" | STARZ (youtube.com)
Daniel P. Sullivan, a major figure in Miami's fight... - UPI Archives
Crime & The Committee - The Kefauver Hearings (1958) (youtube.com)
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In today's episode of This Day in Miami History, we revisit the sinking of the SS Potrero del Llano. It represented the arrival of World War II on Miami's doorstep, but also played a pivotal step in changing the international face of the war itself.
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Potrero del Llano (Mexican Steam tanker) - Ships hit by German U-boats during WWII - uboat.net
German U-Boats and Battle of the Atlantic (uboataces.com)
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In today's episode of This Day in Miami History, we discuss Roxcy O'Neal Bolton, arguably South Florida's most important feminist. On this day in 1970, Roxcy took her South Florida fight to a national stage.
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Women's Park - Miami-Dade County (miamidade.gov)
Florida Memory • Roxcy Bolton: A Force for Equality
Civic activist, feminist, trailblazer Roxcy Bolton dies at 90 | Miami Herald
NOW’s Fourth National Conference « National Organization for Women (brynmawr.edu)
Wolfson Archives | MDC Archives | Miami Dade College
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In today's episode of This Day in Miami History, we discuss arguably the most important sporting event in South Florida's history. It's the 60th anniversary of Sonny Liston's defeat at the hands of Cassius Clay, who would go on to become Muhammad Ali and change the course of history.
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Muhammad Ali | Washington Ave. BID (washavemb.com)
AP Archive - YouTube - Clay AND Liston
Wolfson Archives | MDC Archives | Miami Dade College
Watch Muhammad Ali | Full Documentary by Ken Burns
King of the World: Muhammad Ali and the Rise of an American Hero by David Remnick
Muhammad Ali: Made in Miami | Miami-Dade Public Library System (iiivega.com)
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